Legal Advice

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In our experience, most motoring legal questions relate to motoring offences, accidents and disputes with garages. The following pages cover the general points and most common issues, and may help you decide whether you need further legal advice.

On street parking enforcement
Rosie Winterton, MP, Minister of State for Transport explains how and why on street parking enforcement is changing from the beginning of April.

Accidents and theft
Basic advice – including what you must do at the scene of an accident, notifying your insurer and recovering losses from third parties.

Photocard driving licences New
When do they have to be renewed?

Car repairs
The basic dos and don'ts of dealing with garages, from contracts and additional work, to complaints procedures.

Motoring offences
Specific advice on the most common offences, plus general advice on penalties and the formal processes of prosecution.

Smoking and driving
Recent changes in the law affect people who smoke in vehicles.